nymag.com: Politics http://nymag.com Daily coverage of New York's restaurants, nightlife, shopping, politics, and culture. en Copyright 2006, New York Magazine Holdings, LLC Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:51:30 -0400 Joe Vengeance http://nymag.com/news/politics/49498/ Joe Lieberman says he left the Democratic Party and is stumping for John McCain out of principle. Really?]]> http://nymag.com/news/politics/49498/ Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:42:10 -0400 The Hill-Bill Show http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/49519/ They could make the convention in Denver a nightmare for Obama—but here’s why they probably won’t.]]> http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/49519/ Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:52:51 -0400 The Chugalugability of Hope http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/49524/ DNC drinking games. http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/49524/ Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:42:31 -0400 One Moment in Time http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/ithappenedlastweek/49526/ Mayor Bloomberg gazed into his green crystal ball—where he saw wind-powered turbines atop skyscrapers and the Brooklyn Bridge. http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/ithappenedlastweek/49526/ Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:42:32 -0400 Wonder Wonk Unmasked http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/49527/ How a sociology grad student’s anonymous blog tried to throw a lasso of truth around Bloomberg’s school-reform hype.]]> http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/49527/ Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:42:25 -0400 Conventional Wisdom http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/49528/ A political convention is like the prom for the pundits. Our pseudoscientific commentariat popularity contest.]]> http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/49528/ Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:42:12 -0400 Smoking Out the State Budget Crisis http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/49520/ Grocery man sues tribes over tax-free cigs.]]> http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/49520/ Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:42:17 -0400 Tbilisi on the Hudson http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/49283/ What Georgia’s president learned as a New York lawyer.]]> http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/49283/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:20:14 -0400 Are Bad Homeless Stats Still Too Good? http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/49289/ Bloombergers are gaming the numbers, activists say. http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/49289/ Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:14:53 -0400 Stop Parsing Parsons: I’m No Mayor http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/49290/ Let Bloomberg keep the job!]]> http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/49290/ Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:14:34 -0400 Falling Dollars http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/ithappenedlastweek/49295/ Gas may have fallen to $4 a gallon in the city last week, but it didn’t seem like anyone else was getting their money’s worth. http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/ithappenedlastweek/49295/ Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:14:54 -0400 The Humor Deficit http://nymag.com/news/imperialcity/49124/ McCain and Obama seem like funny guys, so why are their campaigns anything but?]]> http://nymag.com/news/imperialcity/49124/ Fri, 8 Aug 2008 11:40:28 -0400 The Color-Coded Campaign http://nymag.com/news/features/49138/ Why isn’t Obama doing better in the polls? The answer no one wants to hear.]]> http://nymag.com/news/features/49138/ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:12:12 -0400 That’s … Funny? http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/ithappenedlastweek/49133/ Jets fans could be forgiven some giddiness at elderly quarterback Brett Favre’s arrival. http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/ithappenedlastweek/49133/ Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:57:56 -0400 Black & Blacker http://nymag.com/news/features/49139/ The racial politics of the Obama marriage.]]> http://nymag.com/news/features/49139/ Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:58:25 -0400